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I recall there being a story about Obama either not being able to use his first choice of phone or else there having had to have been made some sort of accommod

I recall there being a story about Obama either not being able to use his first choice of phone or else there having had to have been made some sort of accommodation to allow him to at the beginning of his first term. (I think it was an iPhone vs Blackberry thing) I haven’t looked into this story too deeply but I find it incredible on its face. If it is true then it’s an absolute shock and a wonder of wonders why it wasn’t compromised sooner.

gondo 6y ago
“Too inconvenient” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/donald-trump-shuns-white-house-iphone-security-inconvenient-reports-say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/donald-tr...
ameliaquining 6y ago
IIUC at the beginning of Trump's term he refused to agree to the arrangements that the Secret Service made for Obama and insisted on continuing to use his regular phone instead. And there wasn't a whole lot they could do about it. After all, he's the boss.
- mhoad 6y ago
  I'm not sure why you are getting down voted. That is 100% a true story unfortunately.
- rovolo 6y ago
  Here's a story supporting your statement. > But Trump wanted to be able to tweet and call people at will—neither of which is a feature of either DMCC-S device. So initially, he stuck to using his personal phone. … But he continued to resist using a secure phone for calls, because that would have meant routing those calls through the WHCA switchboard, and reportedly continued to place calls from his own Android phone from the White House residence after hours. But, he's currently using a dedicated iPhone for twitter. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/trump-feels-presidential-smartphone-security-is-too-inconvenient/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/trump...
archgoon 6y ago
When the twitter bitcoin attack happened; the attackers deliberately avoided going after the president. Most people know better than to try and kick that beehive.

gondo 6y ago

“Too inconvenient” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/donald-trump-shuns-white-house-iphone-security-inconvenient-reports-say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/donald-tr...

ameliaquining 6y ago

IIUC at the beginning of Trump's term he refused to agree to the arrangements that the Secret Service made for Obama and insisted on continuing to use his regular phone instead. And there wasn't a whole lot they could do about it. After all, he's the boss.

mhoad 6y ago
I'm not sure why you are getting down voted. That is 100% a true story unfortunately.
rovolo 6y ago
Here's a story supporting your statement. > But Trump wanted to be able to tweet and call people at will—neither of which is a feature of either DMCC-S device. So initially, he stuck to using his personal phone. … But he continued to resist using a secure phone for calls, because that would have meant routing those calls through the WHCA switchboard, and reportedly continued to place calls from his own Android phone from the White House residence after hours. But, he's currently using a dedicated iPhone for twitter. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/trump-feels-presidential-smartphone-security-is-too-inconvenient/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/trump...

archgoon 6y ago

When the twitter bitcoin attack happened; the attackers deliberately avoided going after the president. Most people know better than to try and kick that beehive.